New Yves Saint Laurent Touche Brilliance
June 30, 2008
YSL has a beautiful looking now gloss, Touche Brilliance, Sparking Touch for Lips.
From the website:
Touche Eclat’s concept is now applied to lips, thanks to a new generation of mother-of-pearl that promotes unparalleled radiance: the lips are dressed up with an irresistible iridescent brilliance.
It looks fabulous, and I love that it has a built in brush applicator. Fifteen shades are available. This one is definitely going on my want to try list!
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Redpoint Cosmetics Volumizing Lipgloss
June 25, 2008
Redpoint cosmetics has a number of interesting and high quality product. I was sent a sample of their Volumizing Lip Gloss, and while I didn’t see any signs of plumping from it in the traditional, make your lips tingle sense, I did find it to be OK as a standard gloss.
Redpoint’s gloss is on the thicker side, with a high amount of pigment. So the color is quite good with it. I reminds me a lot of the thicker MAC lipglasses, but Redpoint doesn’t have that initial stickiness that MAC sometimes has.
Redpoint calls the gloss volumizing, but this isn’t really a plumper as far as I can tell. At least it doesn’t work on the concept of adding irritants to swell the lip. Instead, its concept is based on pigments and light reflectors to create an appearance of fuller lips and the addition of general anti-aging ingredients–something I appreciate in a lip product.
I tried a nude/pink shade that worked OK with my pale skin, but lacked color for my tastes. So, I was happy with it, but I would love to more shades in this gloss. It is one I would most certainly buy in additional shades that had a bit more color to them. If you are looking for a really light shade nude gloss though, the light Redpoint shade may be a good one to try.
For more on Redpoint Cosmetics see my Redpoint foundation and powder review at Beauty and Fashion Tech.
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MAC Tendertones
June 23, 2008
This summer, MAC brings back its limited edition Tendertones lip balms. If buy just one limited edition lip item this year, I recommend that it be one of these!Tendertones are pot lip balms with SPF 12. The balm is on the glossy side, with a bit of tint and a moisturizing, glossy sheen. They taste terrific too–we are talking seriously terrific here!
I like to think of these as more of a pot gloss than a balm, but with all of the benefits a lip balm can provide. That makes them perfect for wearing out on summer days when SPF is ideal, but you want your lips to show some shine and color.
Grab a few Tendertones while you can, otherwise you could end up like I did last year: missing out and wishing in hindsight that you had bought some!
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Beauty Blogger’s Favorite Lip Products, Part II
June 18, 2008
Last week I asked several beauty bloggers about their favorite lipstick and balm. This week, I have their answers about their favorite gloss, and their opinions on if lip plumpers really work.
Below are their responses.
What is your favorite lip gloss?
Ellen at Lipstick Powder n Paint told me: “My favourite gloss is currently Clinique’s new Long Last Glosswear with SPF 15 in Juicy Apple. The sheer colour looks natural and just perks up my face, and makes my lips glossy and delicious.
Isabella, the Muse in Musings of a Muse wrote: “Aube Gloss Frutina (Color 16) (Read the Muse’s Review). An absolutely essential and favorite item of mine! Beautiful color, shine, and gloss without the tacky, sticky feeling! Packaging is simply gorgeous as well which is always a plus when it comes to cosmetics!”
Jamie at The Beauty of Life said: “My favorite lipgloss is most definitely Stila Lip Glaze in Starfruit. It’s not sticky or tacky, it stays on for hours, and the color is so pretty whether I wear it on its own or layered over another lipgloss or lipstick. I’ve gone through three tubes in the last two years — and I’m seriously hard-pressed to go through lipglosses since I have so many! (Read Jaime’s Review).
Toya from The Life of a Ladybug told me: “This is so hard, as I love lip gloss more than life! But, if I have to pick a fave, I’m going with MAC Lipglass. It is kind of sticky, of course, but no one beats MAC for color range. If I have to pick one recent favorite, I’m going with Sugar Trance, which is from the Fafi Collection, I believe.”
Henna at Canadian Beauty said: “Ok, so I think that my favourite gloss this year is the L’Oreal Infallible Gloss (Read Henna’s Review) because it really does stay on for a long long time! It’s so cool and I absolutely love it. My favourite lipstick would have to be probably the Slim Shines, and my favourite balm right now is the Satsuma one from the Body Shop.”
Do You Think Lip Plumpers Really Work?
Ellen said: “I don’t really know if lip plumpers work. I have several and have not really been impressed. The one that I have enjoyed wearing and have felt ’something’ is Fusion Beauty LipFusion. It tingles, but in a pleasant way and not that nasty burning feeling that some have.”
Concerning lip plumpers, Isabella said: “Definitely a lover and supported of lip plumpers but I’m not entirely convinced they actually work! Tried ‘em all but never noticed any difference from what I get using normal gloss! But I have faith that I’ll find one that not only glosses but gives me Angelina Jolie lips ;)”
Jamie wrote: “In my opinion, lip plumpers don’t work too well — though I have a few friends who swear by them! I’ve just never had them really do anything for me. I do really like the shine that DuWop Lip Venom leaves on my lips, though.”
Toya said: “Do lip plumpers work? I’ve never found one that does. Then again, I already have full lips, so maybe mine are as plump as they’re gonna get. LOL!”
Henna told me: “I think that lip plumpers work because they do irritate your lips and make them swell up and I don’t use them so I don’t have a favourite, but Maybelline’s is ridiculously strong for those that want that.”
For more great beauty reviews and tips, visit these ladies’ blogs!
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Murad Energizing Pomegranate Lip Protector, It Just Might Be The Best Gloss Ever!
June 6, 2008
Warning: This is what happens when I write about a product that will easily make my year’s best products list immediately after trying it. Actually, make that my best products ever list!
Important, wonderful, product link: Murad Energizing Pomegranate Lip Therapy SPF 15
Important Commentary: Wow! Wow, wow, wow! Looooooove it! If you buy only one flavored gloss this year, make it this one! BEST GlOSS EVER! Yummy, pretty, glossy, SPF protection!
Whew! OK, I got the main points out of my system, now let’s discuss this product. Murad has managed to create everything I want in a lip gloss. EVERYTHING! OK, so I’m still raving a bit…..
The Murad Energizing Pomegranate Lip Protector is a tube gloss with a delicate light pink tint. It gives a perfect glossy shine, with absolutely no stickiness; it tastes and smells incredible; it moisturizes as well as any other conditioning gloss or balm that I have tried, and; most importantly, it includes SPF 15.
In case you missed it, concerns were recently raised that lip gloss use increases your skin cancer risk, because a gloss sheen might intensify the sun’s effects. Thus, SPF in or under your gloss becomes even more important. I would still rave about this wonderful gloss even if didn’t have SPF, but that addition puts it over the top into my category of best ever products.
From the product literature:
As seen in InStyle April 2008.Revitalize and protect dry, dehydrated lips, improving texture, restoring suppleness and fighting free radicals. Pomegranate extract and UVA/UVB sunscreens provide powerful antioxidant protection. Salicylic acid gently exfoliates to reveal supple lips. Shea butter and jojoba esters condition and intensely hydrate.
So this one, conditions, exfoliates (I love the addition of salicylic acid), protects, and manages to look and taste great all in one. It is genius. The only downside is the cost. This one is a bit pricey, although not horribly high based on comparable higher end products.
I bought my Murad gloss at an ULTA Beauty store, but it can also be found online at the link above or you can comparison shop for Murad lip products at Shopzilla
Seriously: The best gloss of the year, or maybe the decade. Possibly even all time.
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Sally Hansen Natural Shine Lip Gloss
May 28, 2008
I am so loving the new Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Cosmetics line. So much, so that I keep covering it repeatedly. See below for other links. Now I have a new favorite gloss from the line.
The Sally Hansen Natural Shine Lipgloss is creamy, shiny, and not at all sticky. I got the shade Pretty Pink, or at least I think that is what the tiny print says, and I love it. The shade is true to the name. It is very pretty, and pink. There is a bit of shimmer to it as well. This is also a moisturizing gloss, and I have been content wearing it in place of balm.
You can find the new Sally Hansen Natural Beauty makeup line at various drugstores, big box retailers, some grocery stores, and at my favorite place for a beauty excursion:
For more see: Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Part I on Beauty and Fashion Tech
Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Part II on Beauty and Fashion Tech
Girl Gloss Natural Beauty Lipstick review
